1 Kings 4:23

עֲשָׂרָ֨ה

Root word ten, tens

Dictionary form: עֶשֶׂר · eh-SER

Adjective — Cardinal Number, masculine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)

In the KJV here: ten

ten ×72 and ten ×26 of ten ×19 the ten ×5 and the ten ×4 thee ten ×4 was ten ×4 about ten ×3

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ten — Default numeral; fits virtually every context.

tens — Use for plural/group sense, e.g. counting by tens.

a group of ten — Clarifies collective unit in organizational contexts.

decade — Rare; only where a set-of-ten grouping is emphasized.

tenfold — Only when multiplicative nuance is clearly intended.

BDB6441 H6235 H6242

עֶשֶׂר, עֲשָׂרָה₁₇₆ noun masculine and feminine ten (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; perhaps MI³³ עשרֿ; Phoenician עשר, עסר, עשרת, etc.; Arabic , ; Sabean עשר SabDenkm^{No. 11 b, l. 5, 6,} עשרת and compounds Hom^{Chrest. 48}; Ethiopic , ; Assyrian ešertu; ᵑ7 עֲסַר, עַסְרָא; עֲשַׂר, עַשְׂרָא; Syriac , ; Nabataean עשר, all = ten; Palmyrene עשרתא the Ten (rulers)); —

masculine (with noun feminine) עֶ֫שֶׂר 2Sam 15:16 + 53 t. (absolute and construct usually indistinguishable); עָ֑שֶׁר 1Kgs 7:43; 1Chr 6:46 feminine (c. noun masculine): absolute עֲשָׂרָה Gen 24:10 + 69 t.; construct (probably) עֲשֶׂ֫רֶת 1Sam 17:18 + 46 t.; feminine plural עֲשָׂרֹת Exod 18:21 + 2 t.; — on plural עֶשְׂרִים, 20, see below; —

1. a ten, only feminine plural tens in phrase ׳שָׂרֵי ע captains of tens Exod 18:21; Exod 18:25 (E), Deut 1:15.

2. ten, enumerating person or things, usually without other numbers:
a. עֶ֫שֶׂר before feminine plural noun, Gen 45:23 + 43 t. after noun 1Kgs 7:27; 1Kgs 7:43 + late passages Josh 15:57; Josh 21:5; Josh 21:26 (all P), 1Chr 6:46; 2Chr 4:7 before בָּאַמָּה = ten cubits 1Kgs 6:3; 1Kgs 6:25; 1Kgs 6:26; 1Kgs 7:23; 1Kgs 7:24.
b. עֲשָׂרָה before masculine plural noun, Gen 45:23 + 25 t. (including אֲלָפִים ׳ע = 10,000 2Sam 18:3; 2Kgs 24:14 Kt, עֲשֶׂרֶת Qr); before n.collective בָּקָר 1Kgs 5:3, רֶכֶב 2Kgs 13:7 also לֶחֶם הַוֶּה ׳ע 1Sam 17:17 these ten loaves, compare 1Kgs 14:3 אֶלֶף ׳ע Ezek 45:1 read ׳עֶשְׂרִיס א ᵐ5 Hi Co Berthol Toy; after masculine plural noun Gen 32:16 (twice in verse); Gen 43:3 (all E), Josh 17:5 (JE), Num 29:23 (P), 1Kgs 7:43; 2Chr 4:6; 2Chr 4:8; Dan 1:12; Dan 1:14; Dan 1:15 ; after n.collective צאֹן 2Chr 30:24 noun omitted, that is men, Gen 18:32 (J) Amos 5:3; Ezra 8:4 that is shekels (weight) Gen 24:22 (J) Num 7:14 + 13 t. Num 7 (זָהָב ׳ע); כֶסֶף ׳ע (that is shekels, value) 2Sam 18:11 that is measures (of grain) Hag 2:16 with article the ten Gen 18:23 (J; that is men), Neh 11:1 (id. = every ten); as predicate Exod 27:12 (twice in verse) = Exod 38:12 (twice in verse) (all P) .
c. עֲשֶׂ֫רֶת before masculine plural noun Exod 34:28 + 18 t., + כַּעֲשֶׂרֶת הַיָּמִים 1Sam 25:38 (on article compare Weir in Dr, but dubious; probably omitted, so ᵐ5 We Bu), + אֲלָפִים ׳ע = 10,000 Judg 1:4 + 26 t.; noun omitted כֶּסֶף ׳ע (that is shekels) Judg 17:10.

3. rarely + other number:
a. עֶשֶׂר after larger number, מֵאָה שָׁנִים ׳וָע Gen 50:22; Gen 50:26; Josh 24:29 (all E), Judg 2:8.
b. ׳ע before larger number עֶשֶׂר שָׁנִים וּתְשַׁע מֵאוֺת שָׁנָה Gen 5:14 (P).
c. עֲשָׂרָה after larger number, מֵאָה וַעֲשָׂרָה הַזְּכָרִים Ezra 8:12, compare (noun preceding) Ezra 1:10.
d. עֲשָׂרָה after smaller number, שִׁבְעָה שְׁקָלִים וַעֲשָׂרָה הַכָּ֑סֶף Jer 32:9 = seventeen shekels; before smaller number + singular noun עֲשָׂרָה וַחֲמִשָּׁה שֶׁקֶל Ezek 45:12, but read חֲמִשִּׁים joining עֲשָׂרָה to preceding, ᵐ5^A Hi Co and others

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עֶשְׂרִים₃₁₅ noun plural indeclinable (a) twenty (ancient plural of עֶשֶׂר Prä^{BAS i. 376}; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Arabic ; Assyrian ešrâ; Sabean עשרי Hom^{Chrest. 48}; Ethiopic Aramaic עשרין, ; Nabataean עשרין); —

I. as cardinal:

1. without other number:
a. usually followed by singular noun (especially שָׁנָה, אִישׁ, אַמָּה, etc.) Gen 31:38; 1Sam 14:14; Exod 38:18 + 64 t., + עֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף 20,000 1Chr 18:4 + 7 t. + Ezek 45:1 (reading עֶשְׂרִים אָ֑לֶף, see עֶשֶׂר 2 b).
b. followed by plural noun 2Sam 3:20; Exod 36:23; Exod 36:24; Exod 36:25 + 4 t.
c. followed by singular noun collective 1Kgs 5:3.
d. plural noun precedes Gen 32:15 (twice in verse); Gen 32:16; 2Chr 3:3 + 6 t.
e. noun omitted Gen 18:31 (twice in verse) (׳הָע), 1Kgs 6:2 + 6 t., as predicate Exod 27:10 (twice in verse); Exod 27:11 (twice in verse) + 4 t. feminine + בָּאַמָּה Zech 5:12.

2. + other number:
a. with units, usually 20 + (with וְ) unit + singular noun Judg 10:2; Judg 10:3; 1Kgs 14:20 + 58 t. (including 20 + 1 * 1000, etc., 27 t.); noun omitted Josh 15:32 + 2 t. predicate; less often unit + 20 + singular noun Gen 11:24; Exod 38:24; Num 8:24 (all P) + 27 t.; unit + 20 + בָּאַמָּה Ezek 40:21; Exod 26:2; Exod 36:9 (both P).
b. 20 + unit + plural noun Num 7:8 (twice in verse) (P), 1Chr 2:22 + 3 t. Chronicles
c. plural noun + 20 + unit Josh 19:30 (twice in verse); 1Chr 12:29 (van d. H. v.1Chr 12:28).
d. c. hundreds, 20 usually following; followed by singular noun 1Kgs 9:14; Gen 6:3; Deut 31:2 + 7 t.; noun omitted 2Chr 3:4; Ezra 2:32 = Neh 7:35 20 + 100 (noun omitted) Num 7:86.
e. plural noun + 100 + 20 1Chr 15:5; 1Chr 15:6 — compare further מֵאָה. II. as ordinal:

1. 20 alone, ׳בִּשְׁנַת ע in the twentieth year 1Kgs 15:9 + 4 t.; noun omitted Num 10:11 + 3 t.

2. a. 20 + unit + ns. Ezek 29:17; Ezek 40:1.
b. ns. + 20 + unit Hag 1:15; 2Chr 7:10 +; ns. + unit + 20 Exod 12:8 בִּשְׁנַת + 20 + unit 1Kgs 16:10, etc. — See references below עֶשֶׂר.

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עֲשַׂר, עַשְׂרָה noun masculine and feminine a ten (see Biblical Hebrew); — masculine (following feminine noun) Dan 7:7; Dan 7:20; Dan 7:24 feminine (before masculine noun) vDan 7:24 תְּרֵי עֲשַׂר = twelve (following masculine noun) Dan 4:26; Ezra 6:17.

ten, tens

ʿeśer

ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)

ten

ten

בָקָ֜ר

Root word oxen, herds, young, herd, beeves, …

Dictionary form: בָּקָר · baw-KAWR

Noun — Common, both singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: oxen

oxen ×32 young ×19 and oxen ×12 of oxen ×7 and herds ×6 the herd ×6 the oxen ×6 and their herds ×4

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cattle — Broad collective term; best default for general contexts.

herd — Emphasizes the group collectively; good for pastoral scenes.

livestock — Modern agri-economic register; suitable for census or trade passages.

ox — Singular animal; use when context specifies one draft animal.

cow — Prefer when context specifies female bovines explicitly.

bull — Use for sacrificial or breeding contexts with male animals.

BDB1291 H1241

בָּקָר₁₈₂ noun masculine^{1Kgs 5:3} + (feminine^{Gen 33:16; Job 1:14} compare Deut 32:14; 2Sam 17:29) cattle, herd, ox (Arabic , Aramaic בַּקְרָא, בַּקְרְתָא, (compare also Hom^{NS 222 ff.}); name from ploughing, so Thes Lag^{BN 51} and others) — absolute ׳בּ Gen 12:16 +; construct בְּקַר Num 7:88 suffix בְּקָֽרְךָ Gen 45:10 +; בְּקָרֶ֑ךָ Exod 20:24; Jer 5:17 בְּקָרוֺ 1Sam 11:7; 2Sam 12:4 בְּקַרְכֶם Deut 12:6 בְּקָרָם Jer 3:24 +; plural בְּקָרִים Amos 6:12 (al. read בקר ים) 2Chr 4:3 (but read פְּקָעִים see || 1Kgs 7:24 below); suffix בְּקָרֵינוּ Neh 10:37 read בקריכם for בחוריכם 1Sam 8:16 ᵐ5 We Dr; —

1. mostly coll.
a. cattle, generic (never plural in form) Gen 12:6; Gen 13:5; Gen 20:14; Gen 21:27; Gen 24:35; Lev 1:2; Deut 8:13; 1Sam 11:5; Hos 5:6; Joel 1:18; 1Chr 27:29 (twice in verse) + often (frequently || צאֹן); as grazing, 1Chr 27:29 +; in simile ׳כַּבּ Job 40:15; Isa 11:7; Isa 65:25 as lowing (׳קוֺל הַבּ) 1Sam 15:14 מִקְנֵה בָקָרpossession of (i.e. property in) cattle Gen 6:14; Gen 47:17 (both J); ׳עֶדְרֵי ב Joel 1:18 herds of cattle; especially בֶּןבָּֿקָר son of cattle (i.e. belonging to the בקר), to denote a single ox, calf, etc.; as used for food Gen 18:7 compare vGen 18:8 (J); — in these probably = calf (see also 1Sam 14:32 בָּקָר וּבְנֵי בָקָר); usually for sacrifice (Hexateuch only P) Num 15:8; Num 15:9 ׳בֶּןהַֿבּ Lev 1:5 appositive עֵגֶל Lev 9:2 — compare עֶגְלַת בָּקָר Deut 21:3; 1Sam 16:2; Isa 7:21 — mostly appositive פַּר Exod 29:1 + 27 t.; also plural פָּרִים בני בקר Num 28:11; Num 28:19; Num 28:27; Num 29:13; Num 29:17 (on all these compare בֵּן); also indefinite cattle, oxen, of a number not specified Num 7:87; Num 7:88 (in both enumerated as פָּרִים); Num 22:40; 1Sam 14:32; 1Sam 15:21; 1Kgs 1:9; 1Kgs 7:29 (twice in verse) (here of graven work) 1Kgs 8:5; 1Chr 12:40; 2Chr 5:6; 2Chr 18:2; Isa 22:13; Ps 66:15 also as beasts of burden 1Chr 12:40.
b. a particulur herd of cattle Gen 18:7 (J); compare plural בְּקָרֵינוּ, our herds, only Neh 10:37.

2. more individually, head of cattle, — yet always of more than one (Hexateuch mostly P; plural only Amos 6:12 + 2Chr 4:3 see above); of two Num 7:17 + 11 t. Num 7 compare also ׳צֶמֶד ב yoke (pair) of oxen 1Sam 11:7 compare v1Sam 11:7, 1Kgs 19:21 compare v1Kgs 19:21 (ploughing, compare v1Kgs 19:19); also 2Sam 6:6 = 1Chr 13:9 (drawing a cart, compare Num 1:7f.), 2Sam 24:22 = 1Chr 21:33, 2Sam 24:22; 2Sam 24:24; 1Kgs 19:20; Amos 6:12 (plural); 500 yoke of oxen Job 1:3 compare vJob 1:14 1000 yoke Job 42:12 further, of four Num 7:7 five Exod 21:37 (תַּחַת הַשּׁוֺר); seven 2Chr 29:22 (|| פָּרִים v2Chr 29:21); eight Num 7:8 ten 1Kgs 5:3 twelve Num 7:3 (singly called שׁוֺר) compare vNum 7:6 of the twelve brazen bulls beneath the sea in Solomon's temple 1Kgs 7:25; 1Kgs 7:44 = 2Chr 4:4; 2Chr 4:15 compare 2Kgs 16:17; 2Chr 4:3 (דְּמוּת בְּקָרִים) v2Chr 4:3 (but read in both פְּקָעִים, as || 1Kgs 7:24 compare Be Öttli) v1Kgs 7:4; Jer 52:20 of twenty 1Kgs 5:3 seventy 2Chr 29:32 hundreds or thousands 1Kgs 8:63 = 2Chr 7:5; 2Chr 15:11; 2Chr 29:33; 2Chr 35:7; 2Chr 35:8; 2Chr 35:9 (compare v2Chr 35:12), & Num 31:33; Num 31:38; Num 31:44 . Note חֶמְאַת בָּקָר Deut 32:14 (poem), ׳שְׁפוֺת ב 2Sam 17:29, ׳כְּלִי הַבּ 2Sam 24:22; 1Kgs 19:21, מַלְמַד ׳הַבּ Judg 3:31, ׳צְפִו֯עֵי הַבּ Ezek 4:15 (opposed to גֶּלֲלֵי הָאָדָם).

oxen, herds, young, herd, beeves, …

bāqār

a beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd

cattle, herd, oxen, ox

cattle (generic pl. but sing. in form—coll)

בְּרִאִ֗ים

Root word fat, fatfleshed, rank, fatter, fed, …

Dictionary form: בָּרִיא · baw-REE

Adjective — masculine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: fat

fat ×3 rank ×2 and fat ×1 and fatfleshed ×1 and fatter ×1 fatfleshed ×1 is firm ×1 of the fat ×1

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well-fed — Best for animals or people showing plentiful nourishment.

healthy — Broad, modern; suits contexts of vigorous physical condition.

plump — Gentle, neutral term for full-bodied flesh or livestock.

robust — Emphasizes strength and vitality alongside good condition.

sleek — Polished, contemporary; ideal for prized or choice livestock.

fattened — Use when deliberate feeding or preparation is implied.

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בָּרִיא adjective fat — Ps 73:4; Judg 3:17 plural בְּרִיאִים 1Kgs 5:3 construct בְּרִיאֵי Dan 1:15 feminine בְּרִיאָה Hab 1:16 + 2 t. + Ezek 34:20 בִּרְיָה; Hi Ol^{§ 171 a} בְּרִיָּה, < בריאה; plural בְּרִיאוֺת Gen 41:5 + 3 t.; בְּרִיאֹת Gen 41:2; Gen 41:4 — fat, cattle בקר Gen 41:2; Gen 41:4; Gen 41:5; Gen 41:7; Gen 41:18; Gen 41:20 (E) 1Kgs 5:3 sheep Ezek 34:3; Ezek 34:20; Zech 11:16 food Hab 1:16 ׳אישׁ ב fat man Judg 3:17 בריאי בשׂר Dan 1:15 אולם ׳ב their body fat Ps 73:4.

fat, fatfleshed, rank, fatter, fed, …

bārîʾ

fatted or plump

fat

וְ עֶשְׂרִ֥ים

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

עֶשְׂרִ֥ים

Root word twenty, twentieth, twentys

Dictionary form: עֶשְׂרִים · es-REEM

Adjective — Cardinal Number, both plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"; a number (one, two, three, …)

In the KJV here: and twenty

and twenty ×87 twenty ×87 and twentieth ×27 from twenty ×24 were twenty ×17 was twenty ×15 of twenty ×8 in the twenty ×4

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twenty — Standard cardinal number; use in most contexts.

twentieth — Ordinal form; use for dates, ranks, or sequence.

twenty-fold — Use when multiplying or expressing magnitude.

score — Literary/poetic register; one score equals twenty.

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עֵ֫שֶׂק proper name, of a well in southwest Palestine Gen 26:20 (explanation as contention); — locality unknown, ᵐ5 Ἀδικία.

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עֶשֶׂר, עֲשָׂרָה₁₇₆ noun masculine and feminine ten (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; perhaps MI³³ עשרֿ; Phoenician עשר, עסר, עשרת, etc.; Arabic , ; Sabean עשר SabDenkm^{No. 11 b, l. 5, 6,} עשרת and compounds Hom^{Chrest. 48}; Ethiopic , ; Assyrian ešertu; ᵑ7 עֲסַר, עַסְרָא; עֲשַׂר, עַשְׂרָא; Syriac , ; Nabataean עשר, all = ten; Palmyrene עשרתא the Ten (rulers)); —

masculine (with noun feminine) עֶ֫שֶׂר 2Sam 15:16 + 53 t. (absolute and construct usually indistinguishable); עָ֑שֶׁר 1Kgs 7:43; 1Chr 6:46 feminine (c. noun masculine): absolute עֲשָׂרָה Gen 24:10 + 69 t.; construct (probably) עֲשֶׂ֫רֶת 1Sam 17:18 + 46 t.; feminine plural עֲשָׂרֹת Exod 18:21 + 2 t.; — on plural עֶשְׂרִים, 20, see below; —

1. a ten, only feminine plural tens in phrase ׳שָׂרֵי ע captains of tens Exod 18:21; Exod 18:25 (E), Deut 1:15.

2. ten, enumerating person or things, usually without other numbers:
a. עֶ֫שֶׂר before feminine plural noun, Gen 45:23 + 43 t. after noun 1Kgs 7:27; 1Kgs 7:43 + late passages Josh 15:57; Josh 21:5; Josh 21:26 (all P), 1Chr 6:46; 2Chr 4:7 before בָּאַמָּה = ten cubits 1Kgs 6:3; 1Kgs 6:25; 1Kgs 6:26; 1Kgs 7:23; 1Kgs 7:24.
b. עֲשָׂרָה before masculine plural noun, Gen 45:23 + 25 t. (including אֲלָפִים ׳ע = 10,000 2Sam 18:3; 2Kgs 24:14 Kt, עֲשֶׂרֶת Qr); before n.collective בָּקָר 1Kgs 5:3, רֶכֶב 2Kgs 13:7 also לֶחֶם הַוֶּה ׳ע 1Sam 17:17 these ten loaves, compare 1Kgs 14:3 אֶלֶף ׳ע Ezek 45:1 read ׳עֶשְׂרִיס א ᵐ5 Hi Co Berthol Toy; after masculine plural noun Gen 32:16 (twice in verse); Gen 43:3 (all E), Josh 17:5 (JE), Num 29:23 (P), 1Kgs 7:43; 2Chr 4:6; 2Chr 4:8; Dan 1:12; Dan 1:14; Dan 1:15 ; after n.collective צאֹן 2Chr 30:24 noun omitted, that is men, Gen 18:32 (J) Amos 5:3; Ezra 8:4 that is shekels (weight) Gen 24:22 (J) Num 7:14 + 13 t. Num 7 (זָהָב ׳ע); כֶסֶף ׳ע (that is shekels, value) 2Sam 18:11 that is measures (of grain) Hag 2:16 with article the ten Gen 18:23 (J; that is men), Neh 11:1 (id. = every ten); as predicate Exod 27:12 (twice in verse) = Exod 38:12 (twice in verse) (all P) .
c. עֲשֶׂ֫רֶת before masculine plural noun Exod 34:28 + 18 t., + כַּעֲשֶׂרֶת הַיָּמִים 1Sam 25:38 (on article compare Weir in Dr, but dubious; probably omitted, so ᵐ5 We Bu), + אֲלָפִים ׳ע = 10,000 Judg 1:4 + 26 t.; noun omitted כֶּסֶף ׳ע (that is shekels) Judg 17:10.

3. rarely + other number:
a. עֶשֶׂר after larger number, מֵאָה שָׁנִים ׳וָע Gen 50:22; Gen 50:26; Josh 24:29 (all E), Judg 2:8.
b. ׳ע before larger number עֶשֶׂר שָׁנִים וּתְשַׁע מֵאוֺת שָׁנָה Gen 5:14 (P).
c. עֲשָׂרָה after larger number, מֵאָה וַעֲשָׂרָה הַזְּכָרִים Ezra 8:12, compare (noun preceding) Ezra 1:10.
d. עֲשָׂרָה after smaller number, שִׁבְעָה שְׁקָלִים וַעֲשָׂרָה הַכָּ֑סֶף Jer 32:9 = seventeen shekels; before smaller number + singular noun עֲשָׂרָה וַחֲמִשָּׁה שֶׁקֶל Ezek 45:12, but read חֲמִשִּׁים joining עֲשָׂרָה to preceding, ᵐ5^A Hi Co and others

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עֶשְׂרִים₃₁₅ noun plural indeclinable (a) twenty (ancient plural of עֶשֶׂר Prä^{BAS i. 376}; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Arabic ; Assyrian ešrâ; Sabean עשרי Hom^{Chrest. 48}; Ethiopic Aramaic עשרין, ; Nabataean עשרין); —

I. as cardinal:

1. without other number:
a. usually followed by singular noun (especially שָׁנָה, אִישׁ, אַמָּה, etc.) Gen 31:38; 1Sam 14:14; Exod 38:18 + 64 t., + עֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף 20,000 1Chr 18:4 + 7 t. + Ezek 45:1 (reading עֶשְׂרִים אָ֑לֶף, see עֶשֶׂר 2 b).
b. followed by plural noun 2Sam 3:20; Exod 36:23; Exod 36:24; Exod 36:25 + 4 t.
c. followed by singular noun collective 1Kgs 5:3.
d. plural noun precedes Gen 32:15 (twice in verse); Gen 32:16; 2Chr 3:3 + 6 t.
e. noun omitted Gen 18:31 (twice in verse) (׳הָע), 1Kgs 6:2 + 6 t., as predicate Exod 27:10 (twice in verse); Exod 27:11 (twice in verse) + 4 t. feminine + בָּאַמָּה Zech 5:12.

2. + other number:
a. with units, usually 20 + (with וְ) unit + singular noun Judg 10:2; Judg 10:3; 1Kgs 14:20 + 58 t. (including 20 + 1 * 1000, etc., 27 t.); noun omitted Josh 15:32 + 2 t. predicate; less often unit + 20 + singular noun Gen 11:24; Exod 38:24; Num 8:24 (all P) + 27 t.; unit + 20 + בָּאַמָּה Ezek 40:21; Exod 26:2; Exod 36:9 (both P).
b. 20 + unit + plural noun Num 7:8 (twice in verse) (P), 1Chr 2:22 + 3 t. Chronicles
c. plural noun + 20 + unit Josh 19:30 (twice in verse); 1Chr 12:29 (van d. H. v.1Chr 12:28).
d. c. hundreds, 20 usually following; followed by singular noun 1Kgs 9:14; Gen 6:3; Deut 31:2 + 7 t.; noun omitted 2Chr 3:4; Ezra 2:32 = Neh 7:35 20 + 100 (noun omitted) Num 7:86.
e. plural noun + 100 + 20 1Chr 15:5; 1Chr 15:6 — compare further מֵאָה. II. as ordinal:

1. 20 alone, ׳בִּשְׁנַת ע in the twentieth year 1Kgs 15:9 + 4 t.; noun omitted Num 10:11 + 3 t.

2. a. 20 + unit + ns. Ezek 29:17; Ezek 40:1.
b. ns. + 20 + unit Hag 1:15; 2Chr 7:10 +; ns. + unit + 20 Exod 12:8 בִּשְׁנַת + 20 + unit 1Kgs 16:10, etc. — See references below עֶשֶׂר.

twenty, twentieth, twentys

ʿeśrîm

twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth

twenty, twentieth

בָּקָ֛ר

Root word oxen, herds, young, herd, beeves, …

Dictionary form: בָּקָר · baw-KAWR

Noun — Common, both singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: oxen

oxen ×32 young ×19 and oxen ×12 of oxen ×7 and herds ×6 the herd ×6 the oxen ×6 and their herds ×4

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cattle — Broad collective term; best default for general contexts.

herd — Emphasizes the group collectively; good for pastoral scenes.

livestock — Modern agri-economic register; suitable for census or trade passages.

ox — Singular animal; use when context specifies one draft animal.

cow — Prefer when context specifies female bovines explicitly.

bull — Use for sacrificial or breeding contexts with male animals.

BDB1291 H1241

בָּקָר₁₈₂ noun masculine^{1Kgs 5:3} + (feminine^{Gen 33:16; Job 1:14} compare Deut 32:14; 2Sam 17:29) cattle, herd, ox (Arabic , Aramaic בַּקְרָא, בַּקְרְתָא, (compare also Hom^{NS 222 ff.}); name from ploughing, so Thes Lag^{BN 51} and others) — absolute ׳בּ Gen 12:16 +; construct בְּקַר Num 7:88 suffix בְּקָֽרְךָ Gen 45:10 +; בְּקָרֶ֑ךָ Exod 20:24; Jer 5:17 בְּקָרוֺ 1Sam 11:7; 2Sam 12:4 בְּקַרְכֶם Deut 12:6 בְּקָרָם Jer 3:24 +; plural בְּקָרִים Amos 6:12 (al. read בקר ים) 2Chr 4:3 (but read פְּקָעִים see || 1Kgs 7:24 below); suffix בְּקָרֵינוּ Neh 10:37 read בקריכם for בחוריכם 1Sam 8:16 ᵐ5 We Dr; —

1. mostly coll.
a. cattle, generic (never plural in form) Gen 12:6; Gen 13:5; Gen 20:14; Gen 21:27; Gen 24:35; Lev 1:2; Deut 8:13; 1Sam 11:5; Hos 5:6; Joel 1:18; 1Chr 27:29 (twice in verse) + often (frequently || צאֹן); as grazing, 1Chr 27:29 +; in simile ׳כַּבּ Job 40:15; Isa 11:7; Isa 65:25 as lowing (׳קוֺל הַבּ) 1Sam 15:14 מִקְנֵה בָקָרpossession of (i.e. property in) cattle Gen 6:14; Gen 47:17 (both J); ׳עֶדְרֵי ב Joel 1:18 herds of cattle; especially בֶּןבָּֿקָר son of cattle (i.e. belonging to the בקר), to denote a single ox, calf, etc.; as used for food Gen 18:7 compare vGen 18:8 (J); — in these probably = calf (see also 1Sam 14:32 בָּקָר וּבְנֵי בָקָר); usually for sacrifice (Hexateuch only P) Num 15:8; Num 15:9 ׳בֶּןהַֿבּ Lev 1:5 appositive עֵגֶל Lev 9:2 — compare עֶגְלַת בָּקָר Deut 21:3; 1Sam 16:2; Isa 7:21 — mostly appositive פַּר Exod 29:1 + 27 t.; also plural פָּרִים בני בקר Num 28:11; Num 28:19; Num 28:27; Num 29:13; Num 29:17 (on all these compare בֵּן); also indefinite cattle, oxen, of a number not specified Num 7:87; Num 7:88 (in both enumerated as פָּרִים); Num 22:40; 1Sam 14:32; 1Sam 15:21; 1Kgs 1:9; 1Kgs 7:29 (twice in verse) (here of graven work) 1Kgs 8:5; 1Chr 12:40; 2Chr 5:6; 2Chr 18:2; Isa 22:13; Ps 66:15 also as beasts of burden 1Chr 12:40.
b. a particulur herd of cattle Gen 18:7 (J); compare plural בְּקָרֵינוּ, our herds, only Neh 10:37.

2. more individually, head of cattle, — yet always of more than one (Hexateuch mostly P; plural only Amos 6:12 + 2Chr 4:3 see above); of two Num 7:17 + 11 t. Num 7 compare also ׳צֶמֶד ב yoke (pair) of oxen 1Sam 11:7 compare v1Sam 11:7, 1Kgs 19:21 compare v1Kgs 19:21 (ploughing, compare v1Kgs 19:19); also 2Sam 6:6 = 1Chr 13:9 (drawing a cart, compare Num 1:7f.), 2Sam 24:22 = 1Chr 21:33, 2Sam 24:22; 2Sam 24:24; 1Kgs 19:20; Amos 6:12 (plural); 500 yoke of oxen Job 1:3 compare vJob 1:14 1000 yoke Job 42:12 further, of four Num 7:7 five Exod 21:37 (תַּחַת הַשּׁוֺר); seven 2Chr 29:22 (|| פָּרִים v2Chr 29:21); eight Num 7:8 ten 1Kgs 5:3 twelve Num 7:3 (singly called שׁוֺר) compare vNum 7:6 of the twelve brazen bulls beneath the sea in Solomon's temple 1Kgs 7:25; 1Kgs 7:44 = 2Chr 4:4; 2Chr 4:15 compare 2Kgs 16:17; 2Chr 4:3 (דְּמוּת בְּקָרִים) v2Chr 4:3 (but read in both פְּקָעִים, as || 1Kgs 7:24 compare Be Öttli) v1Kgs 7:4; Jer 52:20 of twenty 1Kgs 5:3 seventy 2Chr 29:32 hundreds or thousands 1Kgs 8:63 = 2Chr 7:5; 2Chr 15:11; 2Chr 29:33; 2Chr 35:7; 2Chr 35:8; 2Chr 35:9 (compare v2Chr 35:12), & Num 31:33; Num 31:38; Num 31:44 . Note חֶמְאַת בָּקָר Deut 32:14 (poem), ׳שְׁפוֺת ב 2Sam 17:29, ׳כְּלִי הַבּ 2Sam 24:22; 1Kgs 19:21, מַלְמַד ׳הַבּ Judg 3:31, ׳צְפִו֯עֵי הַבּ Ezek 4:15 (opposed to גֶּלֲלֵי הָאָדָם).

oxen, herds, young, herd, beeves, …

bāqār

a beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd

cattle, herd, oxen, ox

cattle (generic pl. but sing. in form—coll)

רְעִ֖י

Root word pastures

Dictionary form: רְעִי · reh-EE

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: out of the pastures

out of the pastures ×1

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pasture — Most natural, broadly understood modern rendering.

grazing land — Emphasizes the land-use function; good for prose.

grassland — Vivid landscape term; suits poetic or descriptive contexts.

meadow — Evokes lush, open ground; slightly more literary in feel.

BDB7996 H7471

רְעִי noun [masculine] pasture; — ׳עֶשְׂרִים בָּקָר ר 1Kgs 5:3 twenty cattle (from) pasture (see Ges^{«GKC:131c»§ 131c}; Kit בְּקַר).

pastures

rĕʿî

pasture

pasture

וּ מֵ֣אָה

וּ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

מֵ֣אָה

Root word hundred, hundreds, hundredth, hundredfold, sixscore, …

Dictionary form: מֵאָה · may-AW

Adjective — Cardinal Number, both singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)

In the KJV here: and an hundred

hundred ×300 an hundred ×76 two hundred ×44 and two hundred ×15 and an hundred ×13 of hundreds ×10 were an hundred ×10 of an hundred ×8

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hundred — Standard modern form; use in nearly all contexts.

hundredfold — Use when expressing multiplication or yield ratios.

hundredth — Use for ordinal contexts, e.g., the hundredth year.

a hundred — Adds slight indefinite nuance; natural in narrative prose.

BDB4484 H3967

I. מֵאָה₅₈₃ noun feminine hundred (Late Hebrew id.; MI²⁰ מאתן (dual); SI⁵ מאת, מאתים (dual); Phoenician מאת מאתם (dual); Assyrian mê (probably, Dl^{§ 75}), Tel Amarna mê-at Wkl^{TelAm 20}*; Arabic Sabean מאת מאתם Os^{ZMG x. 1856, 49}; CIS^{iv. i. 6, 4; 46, 6}; מאה Eut^{Sin 457}; Ethiopic ; Aramaic מְאָה, ; Palmyrene תלת מאה 300 Vog^{Palm 6, 4}; Nabataean מאה Eut^{Nab 8, 9}); — ׳מ Gen 6:3 + 144 t.; construct מְאַת Gen 5:3 + 30 t. (on מְאַת Eccl 8:12 see 2 d below); plural absolute מֵאוֺת Gen 5:9 + 324 t. (מֵאֹת only Gen 5:4; Gen 5:30); המאיות Kt 2Kgs 11:4 + 3 t. 2Kgs 11 dual מָאתַיִם (תָ֑יִם-) Gen 11:19 + 76 t. (but 1Sam 18:27 read מֵאָה (מְאַת) ᵐ5 We Dr Kit Bu HPS); — hundred: —

1. as simple number:
a. absolute singular, (I) following by singular of noun enumerated: מֵאָה קְשִׂיטָה Gen 33:19; Josh 24:32 (both E); אִישׁ ׳מ Judg 7:19; 1Kgs 18:13; 2Kgs 4:43 אַמָּה ׳מ 1Kgs 7:2; Ezek 40:19 +; כִּכָּר ׳מ 2Kgs 23:33; 2Chr 25:6; 2Chr 27:5; 2Chr 36:3; Ezra 8:26 אֶלֶף ׳מ = 100,000 1Kgs 20:29 + 6 t. Kings Chronicles; compare also Gen 17:17 (P), 2Sam 8:4; Isa 65:20 (twice in verse), and followed by collective noun רֶכֶב 2Sam 8:4 = 1Chr 18:4, צאֹן 1Kgs 5:3 (2) less often followed by plural מֵאָה שְׁעָרִים Gen 26:12 (J), פְּעָמִים ׳מ 2Sam 24:3 = 1Chr 21:3, נְבִיאִים ׳מ 1Kgs 18:4, etc.; (3) seldom, and late, preceded by plural noun: הָרִמֹּנִים מֵאָה Jer 52:23, אַמּוֺת הַמֵּאָה Ezek 42:2, compare Ezra 2:69; 2Chr 3:16; 2Chr 4:8; 2Chr 29:32 (4) exceptional is מֵאָה לְכִּכָּרִים כְּלֵי כֶסֶף Ezra 8:26 also, with ellipsis, מֵאָה כֶסֶף Deut 22:19 (i.e. shekels); מֵאָה קַיִץ 2Sam 16:1 (i.e. cakes); (5) מֵאָה without noun enumerated, especially = a hundred (men, persons) Judg 20:10 (twice in verse); Amos 5:3 (twice in verse); Lev 26:8 (twice in verse) (H), 1Chr 12:14 ׳מ Prov 17:10 = 100 (blows), Eccl 6:3 = 100 (children), (times). — On Neh 3:1; Neh 12:39 see below
b. absolute dual, (I) foll, by singular, מָאתַיִם אִישׁ 1Sam 18:27; 1Sam 30:10; 2Sam 15:11, לֶחֶם ׳מ 1Sam 25:18; 2Sam 16:1, צִנָּה ׳מ 1Kgs 10:16 = 2Chr 9:15, אֶלֶף ׳מ 1Sam 15:4 +, שָׁנָה ׳מ Gen 11:23 (P); (2) less often followed by plural שְׁקָלִים ׳מ Josh 7:21 (JE), 2Sam 14:26, דְּבֵלִים ׳מ 1Sam 25:18, אֲנָשִׁים ׳מ 1Sam 30:21, compare Ezra 8:4 (3) also preceded by plural noun: ׳עִוִּים מ Gen 32:15, ׳רְחֵלִים מ Gen 32:15 (E), ׳הָרִמּוֺנִים מ 1Kgs 7:20, compare 1Chr 15:8; 2Chr 29:32; Ezra 2:65 (4) with ellipsis כֶּסֶף ׳מ Judg 17:4 (5) as predicate, ׳רָאשֵׁיהֶם מ1Chr 12:32 (33 van d. H).
c. absolute plural ׃מֵא(וֺ)ת — (1) alone, = hundreds, לְמֵאוֺת 1Sam 29:2 by hundreds, so 2Sam 18:4 (both + thousands); especially ׳שָׂרֵי (הַ)מּ captains of (the) hundreds Exod 18:21; Exod 18:25 (E), 2Kgs 11:4; 2Kgs 11:9; 2Kgs 11:10; 2Kgs 11:15 +; (2) multiplied, followed by noun enumerated, in singular: אִישׁ ׳שְׁלשׁ מ Judg 7:6, 300 men, compare vJudg 7:7 vJudg 7:8 vJudg 7:16; Judg 8:4; Exod 12:27 (E), etc.; שָׁנָה ׳אַרְבַּע מ Gen 15:13 (JE) 400 years; אֶלֶף ׳חֲמֵשׁ מ 2Sam 24:9 500,000, compare 2Chr 13:17 רֶכֶב ׳שֵׁשׁ מ Exod 14:7 (J) 600 chariots; אִישׁ שְׁבַע ׳מ Judg 20:15; Judg 20:16 700 men; חָלָל ׳שְׁמֹנֶה מ 2Sam 23:8 800 slain; רֶכֶב ׳תְּשַׁע מ Judg 4:3; Judg 4:13 900 chariots; (3) less often followed by plural noun: שׁוּעָלִים ׳שְׁלשׁ מ Judg 15:4 300 foxes; אֲתוֺנוֺת ׳חֲמֵשׁ מ Job 1:3 500 she-asses, etc.; (4) rare, and chiefly late, after plural noun ׳פִּלַגְשִׁים שְׁלשׁ מ 1Kgs 11:3 300 concubines, compare 1Kgs 7:42 = 2Chr 4:13; 1Chr 4:42; 2Chr 14:8 etc.; after n.collective ׳בָּקָר חֲמֵשׁ מ 2Chr 35:9 (5) rare is בַּשֶּׁקֶל ׳חֲמֵשׁ מ Exod 30:24 (P); (6) ellipsis of n., כֶּסֶף ׳שְׁלשׁ מ Gen 45:22 (E), etc.
d. construct singular, only followed by singular, and late: מְאַתשָֿׁנָה Gen 11:10; Gen 21:5; Gen 25:7 (all P) + 25 t. P, 1Chr 25:9; Esth 1:4 (Dr^{Intr. 124}) (also with other numerals, see 2 below); מְאַ֖ת Eccl 8:12 = 100 times (מֵאָה פְּעָמִיםׅ, sc. פַּעַם, or perhaps only apparently construct (Kö^{ii. 228} compare Ew^{§ 269 b. 279 e}). — Neh 5:11 see 3 below

2. as part of larger number:
a. usually preceding tens and units, (1) with noun expressed once, or not at all, earlier usage, usually with וְ before ten if no unit follows, otherwise without וְ before ten (see Kö^{ii. 218 ff.}): מֵאָה וְעֶשֶׂר שָׂרִים Judg 2:8 שִׁשִּׁים וָשֵׁשׁ כִּכָּר שֵׁשׁ מֵאוֺת 1Kgs 10:14 666 talents, etc. (exceptions are Neh 7:24 and vNeh 7:31); (2) chiefly late, with noun and וְ repeated: שָׁנָה וְעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה מֵאָה שָׁנִים וְשֶׁבַע Gen 23:1 (P) (compare ואלף אמה ומאת אמה SI^5.6 Da^{Expos. Times. May, 1898}).
b. less often, following tens and units, chiefly late, with וְ repeated: — עֶשְׂרִים וּמֵאָה Num 7:86 (P); שֶׁבַע וּשְׁלשִׁים וּמְאַת שָׁנָה Exod 6:16 (P), etc.; with noun after ten and after hundred, חָמֵשׁ וְשִׁשִּׁים שָׁנָה וּשְׁלשׁ מֵאוֺת שָׁנָה Gen 5:23(P), etc. — On these usages see, further, Kö^{ii. 217 ff.} Da^{Synt. §§ 36 R. 3, 37} (d) Ges^{§§ 97, 134 and} especially Herner^{Synt. d. Zahlw-rter im AT (1893).}

3. מְאַת הַכֶּסֶף Neh 5:11 = a hundredth part of the money; but read quite possibly מַשַּׁאת the debt (Gei^{Jüd. Zeitschr. viii. 1870, 227 Gr}.)

BDB4490 H3967

מְאָיוֺת Kt see מֵאָה.

מַאֲכָל, מַאֲכֹ֫לַת, מַאֲכֶ֫לֶת see אבל.

[מַאֲמָץ, מַאֲמַצִּים] see אמץ.

[מַאֲמָר] see אָמַר.

BDB9647 H3967 H3969

מ

מְאָה noun feminine hundred (see Biblical Hebrew); — absolute ׳מ after noun enumerator, Ezra 6:17; Ezra 7:22 (4 t. in verse), so ׳אַרְבַּע מ Ezra 6:17, וְעֶשְׂרִין ׳מ Dan 6:1, and dual מָאתַ֫וִן Ezra 6:17.

מאֹזַנְוָא see אזן. מֵאמַר see אמר.

hundred, hundreds, hundredth, hundredfold, sixscore, …

mēʾâ

a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction

hundred

as simple number

צֹ֑אן

Root word sheep, flock, flocks, cattle, lamb

Dictionary form: צֹאן · tsone

Noun — Common, both singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: sheep

sheep ×37 the flock ×27 the sheep ×15 of the flock ×14 the flocks ×13 and sheep ×8 my flock ×8 of thy sheep ×6

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flock — Best general term; suits collective pastoral contexts.

sheep — Use when individual animals or species are in focus.

herd — Prefer when size or movement of the group is emphasized.

flock of sheep — Explicit compound; good for clarity in ambiguous contexts.

flock of goats — Use when context specifies goats within the broader term.

livestock — Broadest rendering; suits economic or property contexts.

BDB6901 H6629

צאֹן₂₇₃ collective noun feminine^{Gen 30:36} (possibly masculine vGen 30:39 a +, Kö^{Synt. § 247 g}, but dubious, vGen 30:39b with verb feminine plural, as usually; in 1Sam 15:14 join הַוֶּה with קוֺל; see further Albr^{ZAW xv (1895), 316 ff.}) small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks; — ׳צ absolute Gen 4:2 +; construct Gen 29:9 +; suffix צאֹנוֺ Gen 4:4 +; צאֹנֵנוּ Exod 10:9, צאֹונֵוּ Ps 144:13 as plural צאֹנֵינוֺ Neh 10:37 van d. H. Gi (not Baer; very late, si vera lectio), etc.; —

1. literally
a. small cattle, usually of sheep and goats in one flock (Rob^{BR i. 477}) Gen 30:31; Gen 30:32 +; sheep specified also Gen 21:28 (׳כִּבְשׂת הַצּ), Gen 31:28 (׳אֵילֵי צ) +; sheep only 1Sam 25:2 (+עִוִּים); goats specified Gen 27:9; Jer 50:8 ׳צ as yielding (1) animals for food Amos 6:4 (בָּרִים), 1Sam 14:32; 2Sam 12:4; Neh 5:18 +; מַאְַבָל ׳צ Ps 44:12 (in simile); (2) wool Gen 31:19 + (see [ גָּזַז], גֵּז); (3) milk, ׳חֲלֵב צ Deut 32:14 (? goats' milk, compare Prov 27:27); (4) sacrificial victims Gen 4:4 (J), Lev 1:2; Lev 1:10; Lev 3:6; Num 15:3 (all P), Num 22:40 (E), Deut 12:6; Deut 12:17; Deut 12:21 + often; so צאֹן קָדָשִׁים Ezek 36:38 a, compare בְקָרֵינוּ וְצאֹנֵינוּ בְּכוֺרֵי Neh 10:37 in general as property (often + בָּקָר, etc.) Gen 12:16; Gen 13:5; Gen 24:35; Job 1:3; Job 42:12 + often (see also II. [עַשְׁתָּרוֺת]); gift Gen 20:14; Gen 21:27; Gen 38:17 (goat), Deut 15:14; 2Chr 17:11 booty 1Sam 15:9; 1Sam 15:15 + .
b. ׳צ sometimes of a definite number of animals (i.e. as plural of שֶׂה, etc.): two Isa 7:21, four Exod 21:37 (larger numbers see 1Sam 25:2; 1Sam 25:5; 1Sam 25:18; Num 31:32; Num 31:36; Neh 5:18; Job 1:3; Job 42:12 above). — See also בֵּן 7 b; גְּדֵרָה, מִכְלָה, מַרְבֵּץ, נָוֶה, עֵדֶר; כֶלֶב, רֹצֶה, שַׁצֵר.

2. simile of multitude Ezek 36:37; Ezek 36:38, compare Ps 107:41 of children Job 21:11 of dead, with death as shepherd Ps 49:15 of (shepherdless) Israel Num 27:17; 1Kgs 22:17 = 2Chr 18:16; Zech 10:2; Zech 13:7, wandering in sin Isa 53:6 of Israel led by ׳י Ps 77:21; Ps 78:52; Ps 80:2, compare Zech 9:16 (on text see We Now); Ezek 34:12 of Israel in distress, טִבְחָת ׳כְּצ Ps 44:23, compare (of wicked) לְטִבְתָה ׳צ Jer 12:3 of scattered Babylonian Isa 13:14.

3. metaphor of multitude, אָרָם ׳צ Ezek 36:38 of Israel 2Sam 24:17 = 1Chr 21:17; Jer 23:1; Jer 23:2; Jer 23:3; Ezek 24:5, and especially sustained figurative Ezek 34:2; Ezek 34:3 + 17 t. 34, also Zech 11:7; Zech 11:17 אֹבְדוֺת ׳צ Jer 50:6, תִּפְאַרְתֵךְ ׳צ Jer 13:20 of Israel under ׳י's care, (וֺ-, יִ֯) מַרְעִיתֶ֑ךָד ׳צ Ps 74:1; Ps 79:13; Ps 100:3; Ezek 34:31, also יָדוֺ ׳צ Ps 95:7(|| מַרְעִיתוֺעַםֿ; read perhaps מַרְעִיתוֺ ׳צ, צַם יָדוֺ, so Che and others); נַחֲלָתֶךָ ׳צ Mic 7:14 also in combinations: ׳אַדִּירֵי הַצֵּ Jer 25:34; Jer 25:35; Jer 25:36, חַהֲרֵגָה ׳צ Zech 11:4; Zech 11:7 (compare Ps 44:23), ׳עֲנִיֵּי הַצּ vPs 44:7 vPs 44:11 (all of Israel); of Edom ׳צְעִירֵי הַ צּ Jer 49:20; Jer 50:45.

sheep, flock, flocks, cattle, lamb

ṣōn

a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)

small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks

small cattle (usually of sheep and goats)

לְ ֠בַד

לְ

Prefix — preposition to, for

֠בַד

Root word beside, alone, only, staves, themselves, …

Dictionary form: בַּד · bahd

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: beside

beside ×37 alone ×24 only ×24 the staves ×13 by themselves ×10 apart ×8 and the staves ×5 and beside ×4

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alone — Best for isolation or solitude contexts.

apart — Use when physical or conceptual separation is stressed.

besides — Preferred for additive 'in addition to' sense.

only — Use when exclusivity or restriction is the focus.

by themselves — Emphasizes separateness of a group or set.

pole — Concrete noun sense; use for carrying-poles of the ark.

BDB910 H905 H907

II, III. בַּד see below I, II. בדד.

BDB913 H905

II. בַּד, בָּ֑ד noun masculine separation, concrete part (, portion) — suffix (always with לְ) לְבַדִּי, לְבַדּוֺ etc., 3 feminine plural Gen 21:28 לְבַדְּהֶן, vGen 21:29 לְבַדָּ֫נָה; —

1. with לְ, only in singular, לְבַד properly in a state of (see below לְ) separation, alone, by itself (French à part).
a. Exod 26:9 (= Exod 36:16) five curtains לְבַד by themselves, and six curtains לְבַד by themselves, Judg 7:5 him shalt thou set לבד apart, Zech 12:12-14.
b. with suffix (89 t.) to express the idea of by oneself, alone (properly in his, thy, my separation), Gen 2:18 it is not good for man to be לְבַדּוֺ alone, Gen 21:28 and A. set the seven lambs לְבַדְּהֶן by themselves (literally in their separation), Gen 32:17; Gen 43:32; 2Sam 10:8; Isa 5:8; Gen 42:38 הוּא לְבַדּוֺ he alone, Exod 18:14 אַתָּה לְבַדְּךָ thou alone, Num 11:14 אָנֹכִי לְבַדִּי I alone, 1Kgs 19:10; 1Kgs 19:14; Deut 8:3 not upon bread alone, Deut 29:13; 2Sam 13:32; 2Sam 18:24; Isa 44:24; Isa 49:21; Isa 63:3 +; after an oblique case, as a dative Exod 22:19; Judg 3:20; Ps 51:6 לְךָ לְבַדְּךָ against thee alone have I sinned; a genitive Ps 71:16 I will make mention of צִדְקָֽתְךָ לְבֶַדּךָ׃ the righteousness of thee alone.
c. as adverb of limitation, Isa 26:13 only through thee do we celebrate thy name, Eccl 7:29.
d. followed by מִן it becomes a preposition, apart from, besides, Exod 12:37; Num 29:39; Deut 3:5; Deut 18:8 (read מִמְּכָרָיו with ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ7 Aq Ew Di) Judg 8:26; Judg 20:15 and elsewhere (15 t.); once, Ezra 1:6, with עַל instead of מִן.
e. מִלְּבַד₃₃ (probably inverted for לְבַד מִן besides) (chiefly P and late): Gen 26:1; Gen 46:26; Lev 9:17; Lev 23:38 (4 t.) Num 5:8; Num 6:21; Num 17:14 + 12 t. 28-29; Deut 28:69; Josh 22:29; 1Kgs 10:13; 1Chr 3:9; 2Chr 9:12; 2Chr 17:19; 2Chr 31:16; Ezra 2:65 = Neh 7:67; Dan 11:4. With suffix Deut 4:35 אֵין עוֺד מִלְּבַדּוֺ there is none else besides him (compare מִבַּלְעָדַי Isa 45:21).

2. concrete part Exod 30:34 (P) בַּד בְּבַד יִהְיֶה part for (i.e. like; compare בְּ

III. 3. end) part shall it be.

3. בַּדִּים parts, specifically extended from something, i.e.
(a) of a body, members, limbs Job 18:13 (of man), Job 41:4 (of crocodile);
(b) of a vine, rods or shoots Ezek 17:6; Ezek 19:14
(c) of poles or staves used for carrying the ark Exod 25:13; Exod 25:14; Exod 25:15; Exod 35:12; Exod 37:4; Exod 37:5; Exod 39:35; Exod 40:20; Num 4:6; 1Kgs 8:7; 1Kgs 8:8 (twice in verse) (= 2Chr 5:8; 2Chr 5:9 (twice in verse)), or table of shewbread Exod 25:27; Exod 25:28; Exod 35:13; Exod 37:14; Exod 37:15; Num 4:8, or altar of B. O. Exod 27:6 (twice in verse); Exod 27:7 (twice in verse); Exod 35:16; Exod 38:5; Exod 38:6; Exod 38:7; Exod 39:39; Num 4:14, or altar of incense Exod 30:4; Exod 30:5; Exod 35:15; Exod 37:27; Exod 37:28; Num 4:11
(d) more generally bars (of fortress) Hos 11:6, (of a gate) Job 17:16 figurative בַּדֵּי שְׁאֹל (see Isa 38:10).

**Job 17:16 read הַעִמָּדִי (for בַּדֵּי) ᵐ5 Du Dr, with נֵחָ֑ת in v^b (for נָחַ֑ת).

beside, alone, only, staves, themselves, …

bad

properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besides

alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone

separation, alone, by itself

only (adv)

מֵֽ אַיָּ֤ל

מֵֽ

Prefix — preposition from, out of

אַיָּ֤ל

Root word hart, harts

Dictionary form: אַיָּל · ah-YAWL

Noun — Common, both singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: harts

hart ×3 the hart ×2 and as of the hart ×1 and as the hart ×1 as an hart ×1 as the hart ×1 harts ×1 like harts ×1

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deer — Broadest, most familiar modern English term.

stag — Adult male deer; precise and vivid in poetic contexts.

buck — Informal term for male deer; suits conversational registers.

male deer — Plain descriptive phrase; clearest for general audiences.

BDB215 H354

אַיָּל noun [masculine] (feminine Ps 42:2) hart, stag, deer (Aramaic id., , Arabic , Assyrian ailu Dl^w, but dubious, see Hpt^{BAS i. 170}; Ethiopic = leader ? compare אַיִל) Arabic = ibex (i. q. , ). — ׳א absolute Deut 12:15 + 6 t.; plural אַיָּלִים Song 2:9 + 3 t.; — hart, stag, allowed as food Deut 12:15; Deut 12:22; Deut 15:22 (all || צְבִי); Deut 14:5 (|| צְבִי, יַחְמוּר etc.); eaten in Solomon's household 1Kgs 5:3 (|| as Deut 14:5); simile of leaping Isa 35:6 id. ׳עֹפֶר הָא Song 2:9; Song 2:17; Song 8:14 (all || צְבִי); as in search of pasture, simile of princes of Judah Lam 1:6 as longing for water, simile of longing for ׳י Ps 42:2.

hart, harts

ʾayyāl

a stag or male deer

stag, deer, hart

וּ צְבִי֙

וּ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

צְבִי֙

Root word glory, roe, glorious, roebuck, roes, …

Dictionary form: צְבִי · tseh-BEE

Noun — Common, both singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: and roebucks

a roe ×2 by the roes ×2 glory ×2 in the glorious ×2 is the glory ×2 roe ×2 the glory ×2 a goodly ×1

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splendor — Best for abstract glory or magnificence of a land/place.

beauty — Broad and natural; works for persons, lands, or objects.

gazelle — Use for the literal animal; more precise than 'roe/roebuck'.

glory — Retain when theological or honorific weight is needed.

pride — Suits contexts of national or civic boasting (e.g., 'pride of the land').

jewel — Vivid metaphor for a prized possession or cherished place.

BDB6913 H6643

I. צְבִי noun masculine^{2Sam 1:19} beauty, honour; — absolute ׳צ 2Sam 1:19 +, צֶבִ֑י Dan 8:9 construct צְבִי Isa 13:19 +; plural construct צִבְאוֺת Jer 3:19 (so ᵑ7 Ki Thes Hi Gf Ol § 145 b Kö^{ii.l, 584} and others; > from צבא ᵑ6 Gie and others); —

1. a. beauty, decoration, עֶדְיוֺ ׳צ, of silver and gold Ezek 7:20, of products of soil Isa 4:2 (predict.)
b. elsewhere in figure: of drunkard's chaplet, תִפְאַרְתּוֺ ׳צ Isa 28:1; Isa 28:4 (figurative of Samaria); ׳עֲטֶרֶת צ vIsa 28:5 (of ׳י); ׳הַצּ 2Sam 1:19 (Saul and Jonathan); ׳גְּאוֺן כָּלצֿ, of Tyre Isa 23:9 מַמְלָכוֺת ׳צ Isa 13:19 (of Babylonian ); of land of Israel (Judah), צְבִי הִיא לְכָלהָֿאֲרָצוֺת Ezek 20:6; Ezek 20:15, גּוֺיִם נַחֲלַת צְבִי צִבְאוֺת Jer 3:19 (see above) heritage of the beauty of beauties of the nations, i.e. most beauteous heritage; ׳הַצּ especially of Jerusalem and temple Dan 8:9 (Bev), compare ׳אֶרֶץ הַצּ Dan 11:16; Dan 11:41 (see Dr), קֹֿרֶשׁ׳הַר צ vDan 11:45(i.e. temple-hill); of cities of Moab, אֶרֶץ ׳צ Ezek 25:9.

2. = honour, דִּיק׳לַצּ ׳צ Isa 24:16. — Ezek 26:20 read בִי׳וְתִתְיַצְּ for וְנָתַתִּי צְבִי, so Lxx Co Berthol Toy Krae and others

BDB6915 H6643

II. צְבִי noun masculine^{Isa 13:14} gazelle; — ׳צ absolute Deut 12:15 +; plural צְבָיִם 2Sam 2:18, צְבָאיִם 1Chr 12:9 (Gi Baer; van d. H. v.1Chr 12:8), צְבָאוֺת Song 2:7; Song 3:5 — gazelle, allowed as food Deut 14:5, compare Deut 12:15; Deut 12:22 (although not for sacrifice, Dr; all + אַיָּל), so Deut 15:22 (+ אַיָּל, יַחְמוּר, etc.), see 1Kgs 5:3 simile of swiftness 2Sam 2:18; 1Chr 12:9 see above, Prov 6:5 of grace and beauty Song 2:9; Song 2:17; Song 8:14 (compare Jacob^{Arab. Dichter iv. 20 f.}); hence used in adjuration Song 2:7; Song 3:5 ( + אילות); מֻדָּח ׳צ Isa 13:14, simile of fugitives.

glory, roe, glorious, roebuck, roes, …

ṣĕbî

splendor (as conspicuous)

beauty, glory, honor

beauty, decoration

perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown

וְ יַחְמ֔וּר

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

יַחְמ֔וּר

Root word deer, fallowdeer

Dictionary form: יַחְמוּר · ya-MOOR

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: and fallowdeer

and fallowdeer ×1 and the fallow deer ×1

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fallow deer — Most recognized modern name for this species.

roebuck — Alternative deer species; use if fallow deer is uncertain.

deer — Generic; best when species identification is unclear.

gazelle — Some scholars propose this identification; use cautiously.

BDB2898 H3180

יַחְמוּר noun [masculine] roebuck (Samaritan יחמור, Syriac ᵑ7 יַחְמוּרָא see Hom^{NS 392} (and 339), Lag^{BN 127}; name from reddish colour ?) — edible Deut 14:5; 1Kgs 5:3 — on identification with roebuck, see Tristr^{Proc. Zool. Soc. London, May 2, 1876} Conder^{Tent Work, 1887, p.91}.

deer, fallowdeer

yaḥmûr

a kind of deer

roebuck

a kind of deer, reddish in color

וּ בַרְבֻּרִ֖ים

וּ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

בַרְבֻּרִ֖ים

Root word fowl

Dictionary form: בַּרְבֻּר · bahr-BOOR

Noun — Common, masculine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: fowl

fowl ×1

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fattened fowl — Highlights the bird's prepared, table-ready condition.

fatted bird — Concise; suits narrative or list contexts.

poultry — Modern collective term for domestic table birds.

fattened goose — Some scholars identify the bird specifically as goose.

BDB1357 H1257

בַּרְבֻּרִים noun masculine plural birds fattened for table of Solomon 1Kgs 5:3 capons Ki, geese (from their pure white feathers) ᵑ7^Jer Thes, swans Ew, guinea-hens Th, fowls Tristr. AV RV (ברברי = ינשׁוף water-birds Lev 11:17 ᵑ7^⅏).

fowl

barbur

a fowl (as fattened on grain)

fowl, birds

אֲבוּסִֽים

Root word fatted, stalled

Dictionary form: אָבַס · aw-BAHS

Verb — Qal, Participle Passive, masculine plural, absolute state simple action — "he did" a settled state — try "___ed"

In the KJV here: and fatted

and fatted ×1 is than a stalled ×1

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fatten — Most direct modern verb; preferred for active feeding contexts.

feed — Broader; suitable when fattening is implied but not explicit.

stall-feed — Retains the 'stalled' nuance of confined, grain-fed livestock.

overfeed — Emphasizes excess; useful in figurative or negative contexts.

gorge — Vivid, colloquial; best for rhetorical or poetic passages.

BDB61 H75

[אָבַס] verb feed, fatten (Mishna id.; ? Assyrian [abâsu] Dl^W46) Qal Passive participle fattened, אָבוּס of ox Prov 15:17 אֲבוּסִים of fowl 1Kgs 5:3.

fatted, stalled

ʾābas

to fodder

to feed, fatten

(Qal) fattened (passive participle)

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Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

Strong's Definition H6235

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Strong's Definition H1241

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Strong's Definition H1277

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Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

Strong's Definition H6242

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Strong's Definition H1241

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Strong's Definition H7471

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Strong's Definition H3967

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Strong's Definition H6629

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Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

Strong's Definition H905

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Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

Strong's Definition H354

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Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

Strong's Definition H6643

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Strong's Definition H3180

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Strong's Definition H1257

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